One Year Anniversary!
That is right folks, the Leftover Queen and her King celebrated one year of wedded bliss yesterday. It is hard to imagine that our wedding, and Jamaican honeymoon were that long ago.
Seems like yesterday in some ways, but after reminiscing last night about all that we have accomplished in this year, it is amazing how much has happened in such a short period of time. This is one of the things I have enjoyed about getting older – how an event can seem both long ago and really recent depending on the angle you see it.
We spent the day re-living our wedding day as much as possible by going to the beach where our wedding ceremony took place, collecting sand and shells, and taking a 4 mile walk. The weather was gorgeous and we feel so blessed because looking out the window as I write this, it is dark and raining.
That walk came in really handy a few hours later, because we had dinner at the same restaurant where we had our wedding reception and we had an amazing meal, guilt free! The restaurant is called La Cocina and it is located in the Castillo Real Hotel right on the beach in Saint Augustine, Florida. We have been to a lot of the restaurants here in Saint Augustine since moving here almost 2 years ago. But La Cocina has always been good to us. These guys are masters at food styling and presentation. Every dish that comes out looks gorgeous…but how about the taste? The taste is also top notch. Their menu is varied and sophisticated, but also not the ordinary, which makes it such a great place to go.
Last night we enjoyed Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche as an appetizer. I fell in love with ceviche when we were in Jamaica, eating it at every opportunity. So last night, Roberto ordered it in my honor! Not only was it beautiful, but so fresh tasting. A great way to get the taste buds going!
For an entrée I had New Orleans Salmon with was a salmon steak on top of a potato cake, topped with shrimp Étouffée and a chive cream sauce. I don’t even know where to start with this one. Everything was cooked to perfection, and all the flavors worked together like a magical symphony, right out of Ratatouille, the movie (if you don’t know what I mean, go see the movie)! It was served with grilled asparagus. Since a baby greens salad comes with all entrees, I only ate half. But I also only ate half so that I could enjoy it again today! 🙂
Roberto loves sea scallops. So he had Sea Scallops wrapped in Orange Roughy and grilled topped with Beurre Blanc and served with a side of mashed potatoes, that were served piped in a beautiful tower formation. Again, the dish was delicious.
At the end of our dinner, we were brought out a special surprise from the kitchen, a nice piece of cheesecake with the words “Happy Anniversary!” written on the plate with raspberry sauce (which was exactly what they did when they served our wedding cake – except on that day it said “Congratulations!”). It was a wonderful way to end the evening…except that the evening wasn’t over. After dinner we had to slice into our year old wedding cake!
A rum cake with custard filling – and it was still good. The only thing that didn’t really keep to its original flavor was the icing, so we didn’t eat that part. But the rest of it was great. Our cake was made by DeFores Cake Design which is phenomenal!
So now onto our second year of bliss….”They” always say “Find your Bliss” and I feel very lucky to have already found mine! 🙂
Stay tuned, more Italian Adventures are on their way!
Roberto - April 20, 2009 at 6:54 pm
..you make me smile baby.. just take your time now… holding me tight… wherever.. wherever you go… always know.. cause you make me smile… just for a while… 😉
I love you
kellypea - April 20, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Happy Anniversary to you both! Looks like you had a lovely night out to celebrate. Cheers on finding your bliss — I found mine 21 years ago. They pass at lightning speed…
Judy - April 20, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Beautiful post Jenn! You guys are just perfect together!
Aggie - April 20, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Very very sweet…what a wonderful way to celebrate. I love it!! Happy anniversary!
Ginny - April 20, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Congratulations! I can’t believe its been a year! 🙂
Sue - April 20, 2009 at 8:54 pm
So sweet! May you have many, MANY more!
PS GREAT pictures.
Wandering Coyote - April 20, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Happy Anniversary! I think I just started reading your blog very shortly after your wedding, too, so I remember some of the related posts. Congrats to you both!
toontz - April 20, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Congratulations you two! A year, already?!!
patsyk - April 20, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Happy anniversary! May have you many more years of happiness and love!
Hélène - April 20, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Happy Anniversary! Congratulations! Love the pictures. Be happy forever.
erin :: the olive notes - April 20, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Congratulations Jenn & Roberto 🙂 So glad you had a great weekend.
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie - April 20, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Happy Anniversary! What a wonderful celebration!
Bob - April 20, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Happy Anniversary! 🙂
girlichef - April 20, 2009 at 11:04 pm
OH, Congratulations…that is beautiful! I love the photo of the two of you in the sand…it’s gorgeous. The ceviche is gorgeous, too 🙂 Here’s to many more great years!
Betherann - April 20, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Wow I can’t believe it’s already been a year. Happy anniversary! You both look great, by the way — and Jenn, you look absolutely ravishing. 😀
MsGourmet - April 20, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Congratulations dear Jenn & Roberto – Wishing you health, happiness and joy!
Peter G - April 20, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Congratulations Jenn and Roberto! Happy Anniversary to you both! All the best for may years to come!
Rosa - April 21, 2009 at 1:13 am
Happy Anniversary! Congratulations!
Cheers,
Rosa
nina - April 21, 2009 at 3:52 am
My prayer for you is that there will many more of these moments and years to come!!!! Happy anniversary!!!
Maryann - April 21, 2009 at 8:23 am
Congratulations! Here’s to many, many more!!
joan nova - April 21, 2009 at 8:25 am
Happy Anniversary — such happy photos! And thanks for the tip about La Cocina. I’ve been thinking about a trip to St Augustine over the summer.
Peter - April 21, 2009 at 8:29 am
Roberto and Jenn, congratulations…may you have many many more happy years together, shared in the company of many children!
Your dinner selection looks fabuloso…good taste.
Sara - April 21, 2009 at 8:59 am
Happy Anniversary! That meal looks fabulous. I’m about to celebrate my 6th anniversary, it goes by so fast!
kat - April 21, 2009 at 9:12 am
Happy Anniversary! Here’s to many more!
Happy Cook - April 21, 2009 at 9:45 am
Married life suits you as in the last picture you look so beautiful.
Congragulations pn your 1 year anniversary and looks like you had a lovely time.
dawn - April 21, 2009 at 9:47 am
awwww Jenn, you’re gonna make me cry! how sweet, you have a wonderful man, a wonderful hubby.
and that last picture of you is breathtaking, you look gorgeous.
I have to say that I am a huge lover of ceviche too.
DaviMack - April 21, 2009 at 10:31 am
Happy anniversary! May you have many, many more!
Toni - April 21, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Happy Anniversary, Jenn! And Roberto’s comment above brought a tear to my eye…..
marguerite - April 21, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Happy Anniversary!!
pam - April 21, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Happy Anniversary! Time does fly! I remember looking at your wedding pictures post last year!
The Duo Dishes - April 21, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Happy anniv! How sweet is this post. Nice to hear it feels just as great as the first day.
HoneyB - April 21, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Happy Anniversary to you both!
Soma - April 21, 2009 at 10:02 pm
what a beautiful post. congratulation to both of you & wishing u a forever!
Bellini Valli - April 21, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Congratulations Jenn & Roberto. It sounds like you had a perfect day:D
Scoop - April 22, 2009 at 12:15 am
Congrats on your anniversary, and you looked absolutely stunning on your wedding day. I loved your hair updo in the last picture. And I just noticed that you have bangs these days. Very cute too!
Teresa - April 22, 2009 at 12:49 am
Congratulations dear friend. May you guys be happy and in love for many more years to come. Big hugs.
Jan - April 22, 2009 at 2:31 am
Congratulations you two! You look so perfect together. Sounds like a lovely day you had and a fantastic meal too!
Emily - April 22, 2009 at 2:33 am
WOW! You look gorgeous! Happy anniversary to you. That’s awesome. The food looks delicious.
Sylvia - April 22, 2009 at 6:24 am
Oh my god , Time really does fly. I remember watch your wedding photos and how beautiful was.
Congratulations my dear , for you both, here´s to many more .The place looks great,and the selection looks delicious
vanessa - April 22, 2009 at 9:08 am
The pictures are wodnerful. It lookes like it was such a lovely wedding. The dinner looks AMAZING!
Jeff - April 22, 2009 at 11:22 am
Sounds like the perfect way to celebrate your anniversary!!
I am drooling over that cheesecake oh who am I kidding all the food looks amazing.
Lisa - April 22, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Happy anniversary to you both. Such a lovely couple!
Laurie - April 22, 2009 at 7:20 pm
It really does seem like yesterday that we were all wishing you Congratulations on your wedding!
Happy Anniversary Jenn and Roberto!!!
Jonzie - April 23, 2009 at 5:09 am
Happy anniversary!
Janet_Gourmet Traveller 88 - May 4, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Happy Anniversary to you both! Very nice and precious moment pics, thanks for sharing!
mari @ Secrets of a Kitchen Wizard - January 20, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Happy belated anniversary! You guys inspired me… for our 11th anniversary, I will take my hubby go to the same restaurant in Sonoma, stay at the same B&B, what else did we do? (fainting memories… is this because of the time or age?)